Green Quadrant: ESG & Sustainability Reporting Software (2025)
27 Jun, 2025
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Executive Summary
This report offers a detailed, fact-based comparison of the 21 most prominent ESG and sustainability reporting software providers in the market. Based on the proprietary Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology, our analysis comprised two-hour live product demonstrations with pre-set scenarios and vendor responses to a 107-point questionnaire covering 14 functional and 10 market momentum categories. Capabilities were assessed across the following categories: data acquisition and architecture; data management; configurability; data quality control and enhancement; organizational structure; user interface; business intelligence and analytics; non-regulated reporting; regulated and mandated frameworks; materiality assessments; workflows and auditability; engagement tools; sustainability performance management; and benchmarking. Verdantix also conducted interviews with software customers of the assessed vendors and reviewed the data from our global corporate survey of 400 ESG and sustainability decision-makers. Over the past six months, the ESG and sustainability market has undergone a pivotal shift, with a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape. However, one constant remains: the need to ensure that sustainability data meet the same standards of accuracy and auditability as financial data. Among the providers featured in the Leaders’ quadrant, six firms – Benchmark Gensuite, Cority, Sphera, Watershed, Wolters Kluwer and Workiva – demonstrated the most comprehensive and evolved sustainability reporting management capabilities.
Summary for decision-makers
How to use the Green Quadrant for ESG and sustainability reporting software
ESG and sustainability reporting software helps organizations address a range of challenges
Adoption rates for ESG and sustainability reporting software continue to climb
Sustainability reporting software provides capabilities that serve a variety of business functions
Green Quadrant for ESG and sustainability reporting software 2025
Green Quadrant methodology
Evaluated firms and inclusion criteria
Evaluation criteria for ESG and sustainability reporting software vendors
AMCS overview
AMCS expands sustainability capabilities to provide a multifaceted EHS and sustainability platform
Benchmark Gensuite overview
Benchmark Gensuite demonstrates a strong track record of innovation, combining sustainability tools with AI applications
Cority overview
Cority’s all-in-one EHS and sustainability platform is strengthened by its acquisition strategy, expanding its functional depth across key solution areas
Credibl overview
Credibl’s platform is built around AI-driven sustainability data management and reporting, reflecting a focus on innovation and automation
EcoOnline overview
EcoOnline delivers market-tested tools for sustainability data management and reporting through M&A-driven growth
Evotix overview
Evotix offers an EHS and sustainability platform with expertise in complex industrial environments
Greenomy overview
Greenomy provides a user-friendly and intuitive sustainability disclosure platform
IBM overview
IBM draws on its data management and AI expertise to offer a sustainability reporting platform that addresses multiple use cases
Intelex overview
Intelex’s platform bridges operational performance and corporate sustainability by aligning granular data with firm-level disclosures
kShuttle overview
kShuttle offers sustainability reporting software for several sectors, drawing on its roots in accounting
Nasdaq overview
Nasdaq leverages its data ecosystem to provide a sustainability reporting solution to corporations and financial institutions
Novisto overview
Novisto’s centralized platform architecture, paired with an intuitive user experience, streamlines enterprise sustainability reporting across complex organizations
osapiens overview
The modular design and interoperability of the osapiens HUB make it well-suited for organizations with wide-ranging reporting and compliance requirements
Position Green overview
Position Green’s platform integrates AI capabilities with a user-friendly interface to deliver a cohesive sustainability reporting experience
Schneider Electric overview
Schneider Electric builds upon its energy management heritage to offer an integrated sustainability reporting platform
Sphera overview
By blending deep EHS and product expertise with sustainability, Sphera delivers an end-to-end sustainability management platform
Sweep overview
Sweep’s platform has expanded from core carbon management to deliver integrated sustainability management and disclosure capabilities
UL Solutions overview
UL Solutions’s ULTRUS platform underpins effective sustainability governance and supports investor-grade disclosures
Watershed overview
Watershed supports end-to-end sustainability management from measurement and reporting to sustainability project management
Wolters Kluwer overview
Wolters Kluwer stands out for its integrated approach to operational, sustainability and financial data to bridge business functions
Workiva overview
Workiva draws on its financial and GRC expertise to provide a controls-based environment for sustainability data
How to use the Green Quadrant for ESG and sustainability reporting software
ESG and sustainability reporting software helps organizations address a range of challenges
Adoption rates for ESG and sustainability reporting software continue to climb
Sustainability reporting software provides capabilities that serve a variety of business functions
Green Quadrant for ESG and sustainability reporting software 2025
Green Quadrant methodology
Evaluated firms and inclusion criteria
Evaluation criteria for ESG and sustainability reporting software vendors
AMCS overview
AMCS expands sustainability capabilities to provide a multifaceted EHS and sustainability platform
Benchmark Gensuite overview
Benchmark Gensuite demonstrates a strong track record of innovation, combining sustainability tools with AI applications
Cority overview
Cority’s all-in-one EHS and sustainability platform is strengthened by its acquisition strategy, expanding its functional depth across key solution areas
Credibl overview
Credibl’s platform is built around AI-driven sustainability data management and reporting, reflecting a focus on innovation and automation
EcoOnline overview
EcoOnline delivers market-tested tools for sustainability data management and reporting through M&A-driven growth
Evotix overview
Evotix offers an EHS and sustainability platform with expertise in complex industrial environments
Greenomy overview
Greenomy provides a user-friendly and intuitive sustainability disclosure platform
IBM overview
IBM draws on its data management and AI expertise to offer a sustainability reporting platform that addresses multiple use cases
Intelex overview
Intelex’s platform bridges operational performance and corporate sustainability by aligning granular data with firm-level disclosures
kShuttle overview
kShuttle offers sustainability reporting software for several sectors, drawing on its roots in accounting
Nasdaq overview
Nasdaq leverages its data ecosystem to provide a sustainability reporting solution to corporations and financial institutions
Novisto overview
Novisto’s centralized platform architecture, paired with an intuitive user experience, streamlines enterprise sustainability reporting across complex organizations
osapiens overview
The modular design and interoperability of the osapiens HUB make it well-suited for organizations with wide-ranging reporting and compliance requirements
Position Green overview
Position Green’s platform integrates AI capabilities with a user-friendly interface to deliver a cohesive sustainability reporting experience
Schneider Electric overview
Schneider Electric builds upon its energy management heritage to offer an integrated sustainability reporting platform
Sphera overview
By blending deep EHS and product expertise with sustainability, Sphera delivers an end-to-end sustainability management platform
Sweep overview
Sweep’s platform has expanded from core carbon management to deliver integrated sustainability management and disclosure capabilities
UL Solutions overview
UL Solutions’s ULTRUS platform underpins effective sustainability governance and supports investor-grade disclosures
Watershed overview
Watershed supports end-to-end sustainability management from measurement and reporting to sustainability project management
Wolters Kluwer overview
Wolters Kluwer stands out for its integrated approach to operational, sustainability and financial data to bridge business functions
Workiva overview
Workiva draws on its financial and GRC expertise to provide a controls-based environment for sustainability data
Figure 1. Sustainability challenges mapped to software functionality
Figure 2. Sustainability maturity stages mapped to software functionality
Figure 3. Capabilities criteria for ESG and sustainability reporting software
Figure 4. Momentum criteria for ESG and sustainability reporting software
Figure 5. Vendor category scores: capabilities
Figure 6. Vendor category scores: momentum
Figure 7. Green Quadrant for ESG and sustainability reporting software 2025
Figure 2. Sustainability maturity stages mapped to software functionality
Figure 3. Capabilities criteria for ESG and sustainability reporting software
Figure 4. Momentum criteria for ESG and sustainability reporting software
Figure 5. Vendor category scores: capabilities
Figure 6. Vendor category scores: momentum
Figure 7. Green Quadrant for ESG and sustainability reporting software 2025
Quentic, Apax Partners, Accenture, The ALDO Group, MedservRegis, Alcumus, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Symphony Technology Group (STG), Einhell, Roche, Evotix, Greenomy, Goldman Sachs, DP World, RWE, Novisto, BlackRock, Armira Growth, FTI Consulting, AEG, Microsoft, Position Green, GIST Impact, KPMG, Workiva, AMCS, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Chevron, Vista Equity Partners, ParsePort, Porsche, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Flipkart, Philips, S&P Global, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), kShuttle, FedEx, Reporting21, Fluidra, SAI360, Calderys, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Workiva Carbon, Volvo, Google, RegScan, Worthington Steel, Genstar Capital, Euroclear, EDEKA, Baker Hughes, Fortive Corporation, Schneider Electric, McKinsey & Company, SNCF, Biogen, YuzeData, Iberdrola, BASF, World Bank Group, Wolters Kluwer, Enhesa, Industrial Scientific, Nokia, Manitou, EQT Private Equity, Sweep, Cority, France Invest, Sagard NewGen, Lam Research, Indian Hotels Company, McDermott, Ocado, EcoOnline, Inovia Capital, Datamaran, Takko, UL Solutions, Blackstone, Norvestor, La-Z-Boy, LinkedIn, Sphera, Thoma Bravo, Nestlé, Reliance Industries, Sony, GRESB, Umicore, IBM, Wood Mackenzie, LexisNexis, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Greenoaks, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Banco BBVA, Morgan Stanley, Tableau, Hilton, Paramount, Barclays, Hitachi, osapiens, Ikano Group, Celestica, Groupe Casino, Benchmark Gensuite, VISA, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Deloitte, MSCI, FigBytes, Watershed, Emirates Group, Growthpoint Properties, Aegon, Fujitsu, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Rolls-Royce, Intelex, Maersk, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Greenstone, Sanofi, NASDAQ, Credibl, L’Oréal
About the Authors
Luke Gowland
Senior Analyst
Luke is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in ESG and sustainability reporting software and financial ESG. He advises both technology buyers and software vendor and s…
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Lily Turnbull
Senior Analyst
Lily is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, where she delivers in-depth research to help executives navigate ESG, sustainability and product innovation, and make confident decision…
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Kim Knickle
Research Director
Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a…
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